My Day Yesterday: Halloween and Thanksgiving in September

Woke up early again to get up for work. It was alright, my boss wasn't there so we getting our department in order wasn't too hard. 

Went to McDonald's again for breakfast. There really the only fast food chain near my work open for breakfast, so I didn't have much of a choice. I love biscuits!

Picked up my girlfriend and we went to Halloween Spirit. Pretty good store, lots of prop costumes and whatnot. Saw a lot of outfits I wished my girlfriend would try on. We also went to see if Halloween Express is open, and they weren't just yet. Party City didn't have much Halloween junk ready just yet. I guess they're still trying to get rid of all their summer stuff. 

After that we went home and watched Anywhere but Here. 

And a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving copy she found at the library. Why September of all times to watch it? I guess she was just in a Peanuts mood. 

Also had to drive home in the intense rain. Fun times...

Watched Anywhere But Here (1999 Film)

My girlfriend picked this one up at the library, and I was tempted to watch it with her even though I didn't have much of a choice. I'm quite fond of both Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon. 

 

The film is about a mother who drags her daughter along to California with her with vague hopes to become a teacher and for her daughter to be an actress. Needless to say her dreams don't come out as true as she wanted, and the daughter hates her guts. 

Granted I would too if I had a psychopath for a mother. Both Portman and Sarandon do excellent jobs in the movie, but the story and characters are a bit tough to swallow. 

There's some mother-daughter drama/bonding themes in the movie, however since I'm neither a mother nor daughter I guess it didn't tug at my heartstrings as it would a Lifetime channel viewer. Girls might find it to be a decent movie, however I didn't enjoy myself too much.